Cape Town, South Africa
Susskind Family
From Martin Susskind
Melbourne, Australia
October 2014
Below is the brief summary of my dad and his father's departure from Berlin to Cape Town,
My grandfather:
Alfred Susskind was born in Stuttgart 6/8/1875
Married to Martha Leubuscher 29/1/1900--passed away 9/10/1929--buried in Weissensee Cemetery, Berlin [P]
Children:
Fritz Susskind b 1901 passed away young in Stuttgart in 1925
Gretl Susskind b 1903 passed away in London in 1980
Lisl Susskind[Seckel] b 1905, married Julius Seckel, passed away in Bulawayo in 1967
Hans Susskind, my dad, b 1905 passed away in Cape Town on 11 September 1993
My dad left Germany with friends from Berlin. He left from Genova by ship on 25/6/1936 and arrived in Cape Town on 11/7/1936-- have [P] of passenger list on vessel Duilio. I have his pass stamped with permission to leave [P]
I have a postcard with a photo of his dad and 2 sisters in Berlin sent to my dad in Cape Town on 7/3/1937.
My dad's father worked in a family business in Berlin and I have a letter [P] from the ''new'' German owners giving him notice from 30/6/1938 due to the aryanization process.
My dad, living in Cape Town, eventually got permission for his father to immigrate to South Africa. He left from Hamburg, Germany on the boat Windhoek on 16/3/1939 [P] ship, and arrived in Cape Town on 3/4/1939. He fell ill on the trip and passed away in hospital on 19/4/1939 and is buried in Pinelands Cemetery [P]
Both of my dad's sisters left Berlin in 1939, one going to England and the other to Rhodesia.
My dad married Rachel Joffe, daughter of Max and Annie (Derman) in Capetown at the Gardens Shul on 16 december 1945 and they had the following children - Martin 11/4/47, Norman 19/7/49 & Anne 02/10/56.
German travel document issued to my dad, Hans Susskind in 1936 enabling him to travel--he travelled to Cape Town by boat in 1936.
Note the swastika on the stamp
for my grandfather to leave Germany
My grandfather Alfred was asked to leave the family business
The ''new owners'' letter to my grandfather Alfred.
The factory building still stands today in Berlin
Alfred Susskind and his 2 daughters in Berlin,
Lisl and Gretl--this photo was a postcard and
messages sent to my dad in Cape Town
Top message is written by ''vater''and then short messages from Gretl and Lisl
Ship Hamburg to Cape Town March 1939
Passenger list to Cape Town
My grandfather passed away shortly after arriving in Cape Town.
My brother, Norman, who now lives is Israel.
My grandmothers grave at the Weisensee cemetery in Berlin
Police Clearance
Tax Clearance
Permission To Leave
Gibraltar 29 June 1936
snake pit, muizenberg 1946
my mother, rae susskind pregnant with me, my dad Hans,
my mom's sister elma [joffe] arzee,
my dad's sister lisl susskind seckel
front row, left to right.
max joffe, annie joffe, feigel [joffe] sendzul, elma [joffe] arzee,
rachel [joffe] susskind, hans susskind, jeanette derman
back row left to right isaac derman, dolly [joffe] derman,
hugo grunebaum--poleholder , sam derman
snake pit, muizenberg 1946
left to right lisl [susskind] seckel,elma [joffe] arzee, hans susskind
and my mom rachel [joffe] susskind
wedding at gardens shul 16th dec 1945
rachel [joffe] susskind and hans susskind
hans susskind with friends in transit to cape town 1936
nice outfits for clifton beach.hans susskind on right,about 1940
hans susskind on the right and friends
gardens shul in the background about 1940
my dad and friends on an outing in cape town about 1939
my dad is on the left on top of the car wearing white shirt
car is CA for cape town
another outing
hans susskind on the right and friends
gardens shul in the background about 1940
trunk used by hans susskind-1936-berlin-genoa-cape town on the duilio